换牙 (huàn yá) — to lose baby teeth and grow permanent teeth (in children)
Definition
A natural childhood process of losing baby teeth and growing permanent ones (typically ages 6–12). 牙 alone means 'tooth'; 换牙 is the verb phrase for this bodily change, not a medical procedure.
verb
to lose baby teeth and grow permanent teeth (in children)
Examples
- 换牙。Hái zi liù suì kāi shǐ huàn yá.Children start to lose their baby teeth at age six.
- 。Tā shàng ge yuè huàn le yì kē yá.He lost one baby tooth last month.
- 换牙。Tā de huàn yá guò chéng hěn shùn lì.Her tooth-replacement process went smoothly.
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